[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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These results, as summarised in the Annual Report of 1907, are for 1876-1905 as follows:—

Birth-rate per 1,000		Birth rate per 1,000
Female age 15—45 years.		Females age 15—45 years

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The following table gives the birth-rate per 1,000 females in Acton between the ages of 15 and 45 years:—

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The following table gives the illegitimate birth-rate for the last four years:—

	Number. 1	Rate per ,000 births.	Rate per 1,000 living.

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The Ward distribution of the births was as follows:—

North-East.	North-West.	South-East.	South-West.

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DEATHS.

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Ward Distribution.—

North-East.	North-West.	South-East.	South-West.

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Based upon the estimated population of each Ward, the death-rate per thousand was:—

North-East.	North-West.	South-East.	South-West.

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During the past three years the death-rate per 100,000 has been as follows:—

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The street distribution of the deaths was as follows:—

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The following table gives the number of deaths from Phthisis in Males and Females since 1905:

	Under 15 years.		Over 15 years.
	Male.	Female.	Male.	Female.

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Prior to their attack of illness the 41 persons over 15 years of age dead of Phthisis last year were employed as follows:—

Males.		Females.

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INQUESTS. Thirty-eight inquests were held, the cause of death being: —

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The other chief sanitary defects are specified in the table.

	Holland Trrace.	Osborne Road.	Petersfielid Road.	Bollo Lane.	Somerset Road.

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VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DI8TRICT DURING 1909 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

Year	Population estimated to Middle of each Year.	Births.		Total Deaths Registered in the District.				Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Non-Residents registered in Public Institutions in the District	Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District	Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
				Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.					Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		No.	Rate.*	No.	Rate per 1,000 Births registered.	No.	Rate*				No	Rate.*
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS OF SEPARATE LOCALITIES IN 1909 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. ACTON.

	1906.	1907.	1908.	1909.

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Table 3 CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAK 1900.

Notifiable Disease	Cases notified in whole District.							Total cases notified in each ward.				Number of cases removed to Hospital from each Ward.
	At all Ages	At Ages—Years.						North-East.	North-West	South East 1	South-West	North-East	North-West	South-East	South-West	Total cases removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages	Under i.	1 to 5.	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 65	65 & upwards	North-East.	North-West	South East 1	South-West	North-East	North-West	South-East	South-West	Total cases removed to Hospital.

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TABLE 4. INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths from stated causes in Weeks

Cause of Death.		Under 1 week	1-2 weeks.	2-3 weeks.	3-4 weeks.	Total under 1 month.	1-2 months.

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DURING THE YEAR, 1909. and Months under One Year of age.

2-3 months.	3-4 months.	4-5 months.	5-6 months.	0-7 months.	7-8 months.	8-9 months.	9-10 months.	10-11 months	11-12 months	Total Deaths under One Year.

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TABLE 5. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR, 1909.

Causes of Deaths	Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District.							Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District				Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District.
Causes of Deaths	All Ages.	Under I year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 05	65 and upwards	North-East Ward.	N'th-West Ward	South-east Ward.	South-west Ward.

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table 6. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Ward Distribution.

	North East	North West	South East	South West	Total

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3.—Home Work. Outworkers' Lists, Sections 107, 108, 109 & 110.

Nature of Work.	Section 107.									Inspections of Outworkers' premises	Sec. 108		Sees. 109, 110
	Twice Yearly			Once Yearly			Outworkers received from other Councils	Outw'k'rs forwarded to other Councils	Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists		Unwholesome Premises, instances	Unwholesome Premises, Notices served	Infected Premises Instances
	Lists	Outworkers, Contractors	Outworkers, Workmen	Lists	Outworkers Contractors	Outworkers Workmen	Outworkers received from other Councils	Outw'k'rs forwarded to other Councils	Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists		Unwholesome Premises, instances	Unwholesome Premises, Notices served	Infected Premises Instances

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TABLE 1. PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, TOGETHER WITH ACCOMMODATION

Name of School.		Accommodation

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TABLE 2. Showing the number of children examined classified according to age and sex.

SENIOR BOYS, 112.	No. examined.	years 13-14		years 14-15		years 15-16		years 16-17

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TABLE 3. Giving the number of children examined in each school, together with the conditions found on examination.

SENIOR BOYS				No. Examined		Clothing and Footgear					Under Nourished		Verminous				Carious Teeth		Polypus of Nose		Enlarged Tonsils		Adenoids		Enlarged Glands		Eye Disease		Defective Vision		Ear Disease	Impaired Hearing		Speech Impaired		Heart Disease		Lung Disease		Tubercle		Rickets		Other Diseases
SENIOR BOYS				No. Examined		Average			Below Average		Under Nourished		Head		Body		Carious Teeth		Polypus of Nose		Enlarged Tonsils		Adenoids		Enlarged Glands		Eye Disease		Defective Vision		Ear Disease	Impaired Hearing		Speech Impaired		Heart Disease		Lung Disease		Tubercle		Rickets		Other Diseases

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TABLE 3— continued.

INFANTS.	No. of children examined	Mai-Nutrition	Clothing		Want of Cleanliness	Verminous		Carious Teeth	Enlarged Tonsils	Adenoids	Enlarged Glands	External Eye Disease	Defective Vision	Far Disease	Defective Hearing	Defective Speech	Mental Condition	Heart Disease	Lung Disease	Tuberculosis	Rickets	Deformities, Spinal Disease, &c.	Infectious or Contagtous Disease	Other Diseases and Defects
INFANTS.	No. of children examined	Mai-Nutrition	Average	Below Average	Want of Cleanliness	Head	Body	Carious Teeth	Enlarged Tonsils	Adenoids	Enlarged Glands	External Eye Disease	Defective Vision	Far Disease	Defective Hearing	Defective Speech	Mental Condition	Heart Disease	Lung Disease	Tuberculosis	Rickets	Deformities, Spinal Disease, &c.	Infectious or Contagtous Disease	Other Diseases and Defects

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TABLE 4. NUMBER OF CHILDREN REFERRED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION—446. These were from the following Schools:—

	Infants.	Girls	Boys.

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TABLE 5. AVERAGE HEIGHT, without S hoes and AVERAGE WEIGHT with C lothes. (A nthropometric C ommittee, 1883)

MALES.			FEMALES.
Age last birthday	Height in inches.	Weight in lbs.	Height in inches.	Weight in lbs.

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TABLE 6. GIVING HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

	No. examined	13-14		14-15		15-16		16-17
	No. examined	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight

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TABLE 6— continued.

	No. of Scholars exam'd	Years of Age.
		3-4		4-5		5-6		6-7		7-8		8-9
		Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight

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Sixty-three per cent, of the Scarlet Fever cases occurred amongst school children, the numbers in the different schools being as follows :—

Scarlet Fever.

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Fifty-eight per cent, of the Diphtheria cases occurred amongst school children, the distribution of the disease being as follows :—

Diphtheria.

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The experiment was tried from February, 1909, to February, 1910, and the following table illustrates the results for the five months February—July, 1909.

	From 8/2/08—24/7/08.	From 8/2/09—24/7/09.

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Whooping Cough was not so prevalent, but altogether 111 cases were notified from the schools, distributed as follows : —

	Girls.	Infants.	Boys.

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Visits Paid by School Nurse.

School.	N.-East.	N.-West.	S.-East.	S.-West.	Total.

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Visits Paid by School Nurse.

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During the last quarter 266 visits were paid and 35 children were treated. The distribution of these cases and the diseases treated were as follows:—

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SWIMMING. During Season of 1909, 15 Swimming Classes were held weekly during School hours and seven classes out of School hours. Total 22 classes weekly.

School.	Classes per week.	Total No. of Scholars who have attended the Baths during the Season	Total Number of attendances made during the season-	No. of Scholars in the School who can swim.	No. of Scholars who have learned to swim this season.

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These results, as summarised in the Annual Report of 1907, are for 1876-1905 as follows:—

The following table gives the birth-rate per 1,000 females in Acton between the ages of 15 and 45 years:—

The following table gives the illegitimate birth-rate for the last four years:—

The Ward distribution of the births was as follows:—

DEATHS.

Ward Distribution.—

Based upon the estimated population of each Ward, the death-rate per thousand was:—

During the past three years the death-rate per 100,000 has been as follows:—

The street distribution of the deaths was as follows:—

The following table gives the number of deaths from Phthisis in Males and Females since 1905:

Prior to their attack of illness the 41 persons over 15 years of age dead of Phthisis last year were employed as follows:—

INQUESTS. Thirty-eight inquests were held, the cause of death being: —

The other chief sanitary defects are specified in the table.

VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DI8TRICT DURING 1909 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS OF SEPARATE LOCALITIES IN 1909 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. ACTON.

Table 3 CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAK 1900.

TABLE 4. INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths from stated causes in Weeks

DURING THE YEAR, 1909. and Months under One Year of age.

TABLE 5. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR, 1909.

table 6. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Ward Distribution.

3.—Home Work. Outworkers' Lists, Sections 107, 108, 109 &amp; 110.

TABLE 1. PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, TOGETHER WITH ACCOMMODATION

TABLE 2. Showing the number of children examined classified according to age and sex.

TABLE 3. Giving the number of children examined in each school, together with the conditions found on examination.

TABLE 3— continued.

TABLE 4. NUMBER OF CHILDREN REFERRED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION—446. These were from the following Schools:—

TABLE 5. AVERAGE HEIGHT, without S hoes and AVERAGE WEIGHT with C lothes. (A nthropometric C ommittee, 1883)

TABLE 6. GIVING HEIGHTS &amp; WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

TABLE 6— continued.

Sixty-three per cent, of the Scarlet Fever cases occurred amongst school children, the numbers in the different schools being as follows :—

Fifty-eight per cent, of the Diphtheria cases occurred amongst school children, the distribution of the disease being as follows :—

The experiment was tried from February, 1909, to February, 1910, and the following table illustrates the results for the five months February—July, 1909.

Whooping Cough was not so prevalent, but altogether 111 cases were notified from the schools, distributed as follows : —

Visits Paid by School Nurse.

Visits Paid by School Nurse.

During the last quarter 266 visits were paid and 35 children were treated. The distribution of these cases and the diseases treated were as follows:—

SWIMMING. During Season of 1909, 15 Swimming Classes were held weekly during School hours and seven classes out of School hours. Total 22 classes weekly.

3.—Home Work. Outworkers' Lists, Sections 107, 108, 109 & 110.

TABLE 6. GIVING HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.